Suspender brace



Jan. 26, 1932 F. D. JOHNSON 1,343,029

- SUSPENDER BR1 \QE Filed July 6, 1951 Frcarc/Y D. Johnson qxw - FREDERICK n.

Patented Jan. 26, 1932 {TED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHNSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HICKOK MANU- FACTURING- COMPANY, INC.,

OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK susrnnnnn BRACE Application filed July a, 1931. Serial No. 549,025.

The invention relates to improvements in suspender braces.

In the present type of suspender brace the ends of the webbingat the back of the brace are provided with buttonholes and have tape binding extending around the ends of the webbing and up the side edges thereof and terminating at the side edges opposite the upper end of the buttonhole, the core stitch of the..buttonholefbeing knotted at the top of the buttonhole, and owingto the elastic character of the -webbing and the strains thereon incident to the use of the brace, the .buttonliole pulls out and the tape binding is in afrayed conditionina comparatively tend entirely around and fully protect the buttonhole, and to extend the ends of the tape binding to the top of the buttonhole so that the buttonhole stitching catches the ends of the tape binding, thereby obviating the necessity of knotting the core stitch of the buttonhole and at the same time assisting in securing the ends of the tape to the webbing at the top of the buttonhole.

VViththese and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and set forth in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in form, proportion and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit-of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the rear portion of a brace having the terminals of the webbing provided with the improvements of the present invention. r

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of one end of the webbing, showing the inner face thereof.

Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing the outer face of the webbing.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the brace is of the ordinary style, having webbing l crossed at the back of the brace at 2 and secured together at the point of crossing by stitching 3 in the usual manner. The ends 4 of the webbing are provided with buttonholes 5 and have tape binding 6 extending around the end edges of the webbing and upward at the side edges thereof at opposite sides of the buttonhole to points intermediate of the ends of the buttonhole. The ends of the webbing are preferably rounded, asshown, but they may be of any other form, as will be readily understood,

and the tape binding, which is of inelastic material, is'provided at the sides with eX- tensions 7 located at the inner faces of the webbing and converging upwardly to and terminating at the upper end of the buttonhole and having their terminals 8 closed or overlapped at the upper end of the buttonhole. The binding tape is secured to the webbing by stitching 9 and the buttonhole stitching catches the overlapped ends of the extensions 7, as indicated at 10, thereby obviating the necessity of knotting the core stitch of the buttonhole and at the same time assisting in securing the ends of the extension 7 to the webbing. preferably straight and form a substantially inverted V-shaped reinforcing upper portion, while the lower portion of the tape bind ing is substantially U-shaped. v

The inverted V-shaped upper portion and the U-shaped lower portion completely encircle the .buttonhole and the whole assembly forms substantially a non-stretchable end, as I the tape binding and the extensions thereof entirely surround the buttonhole and extend entirely across the webbing at both the top and bottom of the buttonhole. and eliminate the fraying and the pulling out of the buttonhole. resulting from unrestrained strains on the elastic portion of the webbing at the but- The converging extensions 7 are tonholes. By entirely surrounding the buttonhole with the tape binding, the buttonhole portion of the webbing is prevented from stretching longitudinally and the continual V longitudinal stretching of the webbing at the buttonhole occurring in the ordinary type of Suspender brace is eliminated. V

. While the binding and its extensions are referred to as tape, any suitable, material may, of course, be employed, and the im-' prevement may be'applied with advantage to both elastic andinelastic webbing; I

What is claimed is: r I

1. In a suspender brace, webbing provided at the end with a buttonhole and having binding extending around the end edge of the webbing and upward at theside' edges thereof to a point intermediate of the ends of the buttonhole, said binding being provided at opposite sides of the webbing with extens'ionsextending to the top of the buttonhole and having their terminals secured thereat.

'2'. In a suspender brace, webbing'provided at the end with a buttonhole and having binding extending around the end edge of the webbing and upward at the side edges there- ;01 to apoint intermediate of the ends of the buttonhole, saidbinding being provided at opposite sides of the webbing with extensions converging upwardly to the top of the buttonhole and secured thereat to the webbing.

- 3. In a suspender brace, webbing'provided V at the end with a buttonhole and having binding extending around the end edge of the web V a point intermediate of the ends oftlie butposite sides of the webbing with extensions 6.'In a Suspender brace, elastic webbing having a rounded end'edge and provided at the end with a buttonhole and having tape binding extending around the end edgeand up the side edges of the webbing and provided with extensions converging to the upper end of the buttonhole andoverlapping thereat and secured to the webbing, the extensions forming an inverted V-shap ed portion and the binding forming a lowersubstantially U-shaped portion, the V-shaped and U-shaped portions forming a loop entirely surrounding the buttonhole and rendering the end'of the webbingfsubstantially nonstretchable to prevent frayingof thez'binding'and pulling out of the bottonhole by longitudinal stretching of the elastic.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 3rd day'of July, 1931.

FREDERICKD. JOHNSON.

1 ebbing and'upward at the side edges thereof-to I converging upwardly to'the top of the but- 49 tonhole and having their terminals overlappedand secured to the webbing, with the buttonhole stitch catching the'ends of the extensions. V 7

4c; In a suspender brace, elasticfiwebb ng 1 '5 provided at the endwith a buttonhole and havingbinding extending around the end edge of the webbing and upwardat the side edges thereof to a point intermediate of the en'ds'of the buttonhole, said bindinggbeing face of the webbing and converging upwardly to the top of the buttonhole and secured'there at to the webbing, the binding and the extensions beinginelastic and completely surrounding thebuttonhole and forming a sub- 50 provided with extensions located at the inner stantially non-stretchable end to the webbing.

5'. In a Suspender brace, elastic webbing provided at the end with a-buttonhole' and 7 having binding extending Y around 7 the end edge oi the webbing and upward at the side edges-thereof to a point intermediate of the 7 ends of the buttonhole, said binding being provided-withextensions located at the inner l face or the webbing and converging upwar dm to the 'top ioi the buttonhole and over- 

